Dolfan
Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 9:57 am
I was wondering being a practicing attorney have you noticed the bigger law firms hurting a little bit. I know they have money but I know the job market is down in many areas for lawyers, paralegals, legal assistants etc.
My wife is going back to work since we moved and she worked in Greensboro for a large firm and then when she moved to Virginia Beach upon marrying me she had a job in Downtown Norfolk instantly and this was about 6 or so years ago. Now In Norfolk Va, Raleigh NC and in Greensboro it is less jobs then I have seen in a long time in this field. This is a field that usually is doing great but I think all that is going on with the economy it is effecting everyone. Norfolk is a good job market place, so is Raleigh NC and Greensboro being a little smaller of a downtown you would think it has less but they have seemed to always have a good job market but it is just not the same.
Have you noticed this where you are or work ( I am not sure if you have a private practice, I just know you also have a store) We have a good friend that was a partner at the really big firm in Norfolk and he went somewhere else because of a lot of things but he noticed cut backs on so many things. I have another really good friend of ours that has started her own practice and seems to be doing ok , sadly it is a divorce attorney...amazing they always have work.
I was just curious as a lawyer how it is where you are.
My wife is going back to work since we moved and she worked in Greensboro for a large firm and then when she moved to Virginia Beach upon marrying me she had a job in Downtown Norfolk instantly and this was about 6 or so years ago. Now In Norfolk Va, Raleigh NC and in Greensboro it is less jobs then I have seen in a long time in this field. This is a field that usually is doing great but I think all that is going on with the economy it is effecting everyone. Norfolk is a good job market place, so is Raleigh NC and Greensboro being a little smaller of a downtown you would think it has less but they have seemed to always have a good job market but it is just not the same.
Have you noticed this where you are or work ( I am not sure if you have a private practice, I just know you also have a store) We have a good friend that was a partner at the really big firm in Norfolk and he went somewhere else because of a lot of things but he noticed cut backs on so many things. I have another really good friend of ours that has started her own practice and seems to be doing ok , sadly it is a divorce attorney...amazing they always have work.
I was just curious as a lawyer how it is where you are.